{"id":350,"date":"2007-01-29T16:43:52","date_gmt":"2007-01-29T21:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2007\/01\/29\/helpful-gardening-tips\/"},"modified":"2010-10-01T01:54:40","modified_gmt":"2010-10-01T05:54:40","slug":"helpful-gardening-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2007\/01\/29\/helpful-gardening-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Helpful gardening tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>Here&#8217;s a a few handy gardening tips that you might find useful, particularly if you are new to gardening:<\/p>\n<p>1. Do your homework. Visit public gardens, read magazines and books. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=0807844705%26tag=triciaschineswat%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/0807844705%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"912745ff53504cd4aef8ff3ef7b9aa95\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* gardengrows_300x250inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4054669721\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>2. Amend the soil for success. Lighten clay loam soil with compost.<\/p>\n<p>3. Design for surprise: place some curves in your design or interesting nooks that visitors to your garden have to enter to see what magically beautiful plant you have growing there.<\/p>\n<p>4. If you inherit a garden: Wait a season to see what comes up. You may destroy something you want to save.  We were lucky to have purchased our house in June. I was able to watch what grew that year and used the following winter to plan out my new garden.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=0875967531%26tag=triciaschineswat%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/0875967531%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. Smart plant picks. Purchase plants that are drought tolerant or said to be easy to care for if you don&#8217;t want to spend too much time in the garden watering and pruning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=0881925594%26tag=triciaschineswat%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/0881925594%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=0881925594%26tag=triciaschineswat%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/0881925594%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=0881925594%26tag=triciaschineswat%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/0881925594%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\">The Well-Designed Mixed Garden: Building Beds and Borders with Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals, and Bulbs<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=0881925594%26tag=triciaschineswat%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/0881925594%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\">  <\/a><\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>6. Mass appeal. Plant large areas with one flower in one color, such as purple phlox. You can always tell who&#8217;s a beginning gardener because they plant one of each plant.  masses of three to five or more plants planted together in the garden bed make a much more satisfying display.<\/p>\n<p>7. A wild prairie garden can be work until it gets established. If you want a natural looking garden find out what plants are native to your area and use them abundantly.<\/p>\n<p>8. Japanese-style garden do&#8217;s. For dimension, build hills and cover them with moss.<\/p>\n<p>9. Time-saving trick. Plant hosta around the base of trees and you won&#8217;t have to trim around them.<\/p>\n<p>10. Get the kids to help. Most kids like helping in the garden.  You may still end up doing more work than they do, but it&#8217;s a way to spend some quality time with them and also a way to get them outside.<\/p>\n<p>11. 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